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Maine

2019 Football Roster

Peter Buehner
Peter Buehner
Peter Buehner
Ronald Gillis Jr.
Ronald Gillis Jr.
Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford
Paul Rutherford

81 Earnest Edwards

  • Position Wide Receiver
  • Height 5-10
  • Weight 175
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Rochester, N.Y.
  • Highschool Aquinas Institute

Biography

PRESEASON 2019: Preseason All-CAA Team at wide receiver and kick return specialist.

2018: All-CAA first team kick return specialist and All-CAA second team wide receiver ... Named to the 2018 New England Football Writers University Division All-New England Team as a kick return specialist ... Earned STATS FCS National Special Teams Player of the Week and CAA Special Teams Player of the Week after becoming the only Black Bear in history to return a pair of kickoffs for touchdowns (95 and 93-yards) in a single game ... Named team's Jack Butterfield Most Outstanding Offensive Player ... led the CAA with 14 total touchdowns ... tied for second in the CAA with two kick return touchdowns ... ranked fifth in the league in all-purpose yards per game (114.1) and third in total all-purpose yards (1,597) ... checked in fifth in the CAA in total receptions (53), third in receiving yards (839), tied for first with 10 receiving touchdowns, 10th-best in the CAA at 59.9 receiving yards per game and 8th with 15.8 yards per catch ... finished third-best in the CAA in kick return average (25.7) and third in total kick return yards (616) ... his 10 touchdown receptions ranked 18th best in the nation ... set UMaine all-time record with 326 all purpose yards at William & Mary (10/20) ... also set UMaine record for kickoffs returned for a touchdown in a game (2), a season (2) and a career (4) ... started all 14 games ... Led the team with career-highs in total receptions (53), receiving yards (839) and all-purpose yards (1,597) ... Racked up 616 kickoff return yards, which resulted in two touchdowns ... Led the team in touchdowns with a career-best 14; 10 receiving, two rushing and two on kickoffs ... Had a receiving and rushing touchdown in the season opener vs. New Hampshire ... Had a season high nine rushing attempts for 52-yards vs Villanova ... Had career-highs in receptions (9), receiving yards (196) and all-purpose yards (326) at William and Mary ... tallied six receptions for 114-yards and a touchdown vs UAlbany, including a season-best 77-yard catch ... Had three catches for 74-yards and a pair of touchdowns at Towson ... recorded six catches for 105-yards and a pair of touchdowns at Richmond ... Had two kick return touchdowns for a total of 188-yards vs. Elon ... Notched a pair of receiving touchdowns in the NCAA quarterfinal meeting with Jacksonville State ... Recorded three catches for 71-yards and a touchdown in the NCAA semifinal at Weber State.

2017: All-CAA First Team Kick Returner ... CAA Special Teams Player of the Week (11/13) ... Appeared in all 10 games ... Totaled 21 receptions for 371-yards and four touchdowns through the air while rushing the ball 11 times for 52-yards ... Longest reception of the season went for 45-yards and a score ... averaged 17.7 yards per reception ... Also used as a kickoff returner where he averaged 24.5 yards per return including an opening play 95-yard touchdown return at Fenway Park vs UMass ... led the CAA in return yards per game (24.5) and ranked third in total return yards (662) ... averaged 108.5 all purpose yards per game ... recorded four catches for 80-yards against Delaware ... against UMass, finished with five kickoff returns for 189-yards ... also returned seven punts for 26-yards, averaging 3.7 yards per punt return.

2016: All-CAA Third Team; only player in FCS to score a rushing, receiving, passing and kick return touchdown in 2016; Maine Co-Offensive Rookie of the Year; ranked third in the CAA in kickoff returns (24.5 ypg) and fifth in yards per catch (16.7); appeared in 10 games and had 20 receptions for 334-yards and three touchdowns; had a season-long 60-yards reception; averaged 16.7 yards per catch; added 90-yards rushing on eight carries with one touchdown; returned 20 kickoffs for 489-yards; ran back a kickoff 97-yards against Villanova; averaged 24.5 yards per return; named CAA Special Teams Player of the Week after totaling 152-yards on four kickoff returns and a touchdown.

BEFORE MAINE/PERSONAL: New York State Class AA Football Champion in 2013 and 2015; MVP of the State Championship with four touchdowns; 2015 Co-Player of the Year; two-time first-team All-Greater Rochester; first team all-state; two-time section 5 champion; two-time section 5 basketball champion; finance major.

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Historical Player Information

  • 81

    2016Freshman

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 180 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2017Sophomore

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 175 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2018Junior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 175 lbs
    81
  • 81

    2019Senior

    Wide Receiver
    5'10" 175 lbs
    81
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